Device and method for interactively activating operating mode

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for automatically and dynamically activating an operating mode of a plant, said device having a user interface and a control unit which is programmed to activate the operating mode of the plant on the basis of a plurality of parameters which are detected as required for the operating mode to be activated on the basis of an input by means of the user interface. The most recently available measured values are automatically determined from a database, the determined measured values are compared with desired values and / or tolerance ranges around the desired values, and a user interface is used to determine the most recently available measured values for each determined measured value. An indication of the comparison result and the criticality of the comparison result are preferably output directly adjacent to the measured value, the output by means of the user interface being carried out in the form of an overview with respect to the parameter detected as required, the overview enables a user to centrally open the operating mode to be opened or deny the opening in terms of a plurality of parameters that need to be detected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a device and a method for interactively switching on an operating mode of a facility or at least one of its components, in particular in the field of medical technology and / or in the field of water technology in a medical environment, for example for producing dialysis water, ultrapure water, etc. Background Art

[0002] In hospitals, before a treatment device, such as a dialysis device, is put into operation, it must first be ensured in order to ensure patient safety that the water produced for this purpose meets the required quality specifications. For this purpose, the water technology used, such as a water treatment facility, must function perfectly. Therefore, before the treatment device is put into operation, the associated water technology and / or water quality must always be checked and activated until the associated water technology and / or water quality is operational, for example, to provide dialysis water. In this case, the checking and activation of the water technology facility and / or the checking and release of the water provided by the water technology facility should be carried out as soon as possible before the desired useful operation, in order to leave little room for recurring error sources.

[0003] In larger hospitals, such inspections and commissioning are traditionally not possible. Usually, the inspection of water technology installations is carried out manually, so that the user carrying out the inspection has to partially complete very long routes in order to inspect components of the water technology installations, which are sometimes arranged in different rooms of the hospital, such as reverse osmosis installations, chlorine sensors or filter units or to read corresponding sensors.

[0004] In practice, this conventional procedure is therefore associated with a long time delay, which has the effect that, for example, the first determined measured value is no longer current when the last measured value is determined, which puts patient safety at risk.

[0005] Furthermore, conventionally, valuable time is lost in the event of a detected fault, since the user first has to independently determine and then contact the responsible contact person, for example a treating doctor or a service technician.

[0006] Until the final opening takes place, further sources of error may occur, for example because the treating physician considers detected water temperature deviations to be uncritical.

[0007] Furthermore, delays make planning of most already busy hospital treatment days difficult, as it is only decided very late whether a planned treatment must be performed, changed, moved or stopped altogether. Summary of the invention

[0008] Against this background, the object is to reduce or even completely eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art. In particular, the invention is based on the object of increasing the patient safety and user-friendliness of the cannulation procedure.

[0009] This object is achieved by the subject matter of the independent claim. Developments of the invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.

[0010] Accordingly, a device for interactively activating an operating mode of a facility, in particular a water technology facility or at least one component of the facility is proposed, wherein the device has a user interface and a control unit, the control unit being programmed to automatically determine the latest available measured values ​​from a database in respect of a plurality of parameters to be detected as required for the operating mode to be activated based on input made with the aid of the user interface, to compare the determined measured values ​​with expected values ​​and / or tolerance ranges around the expected values, and to output an indication of the comparison result and / or the criticality of the comparison result for each determined measured value with the aid of the user interface, preferably directly adjacent to the measured value, wherein the output with the aid of the user interface is in the form of an overview of the parameters to be detected, the overview enabling the user to centrally activate the operating mode to be activated or to reject the activation in respect of a plurality of parameters to be detected.

[0011] The plurality of parameters can include one or more parameters. The parameters can reflect water quality and / or status of the facility or at least one component thereof.

[0012] The parameters required for the operation mode of opening a water technology facility can be parameters related to the water quality and / or state and / or condition of the water technology facility. The water quality parameter can be a parameter of the input water, the pure water provided or the dialysis water provided and / or a parameter that occurs between the input stage and the output stage in the facility. The latter can be, for example, a parameter associated with so-called water pretreatment. The water pretreatment usually has at least one physical filter, an activated carbon filter and a softener stage. The parameter can be measured at the filter stage or between the filter stages. For example, a parameter that changes significantly above the level of the activated carbon filter is the chlorine content as a quality parameter of water, because the activated carbon filter removes the chlorine from the water flowing through. Therefore, a meaningful measurement can be, for example, the chlorine content after the flowing activated carbon filter. It is also generally possible to understand the water quality parameter as a characteristic of water, such as water temperature.

[0013] The term "interactively activated" is preferably understood as follows: the device according to the invention performs the operation of the device, for example the operation of a water-technical installation for producing dialysis water, in interaction with a user. For example, the activation process is performed jointly by the device and one or more human users and / or contact persons, wherein the device assists the human users and / or contact persons during the activation process and / or guides the human users and / or contact persons through the activation process.

[0014] For example, in the device according to the invention, the user makes an input that the operation of the water technology system for producing dialysis water is to be started.

[0015] Based on the inputs, the device preferably automatically detects which parameters are to be taken into account during startup and which parameters are therefore required. For example, it can be stored in the database that when a water technology system for producing dialysis water is started up, the temperature of the produced water and its chlorine content need to be checked. Instead of specifying the required parameters, it is also possible to select the specification of important or critical parameters.

[0016] The parameters that need to be stored in the database can be detected based on user input, or, for example, based on regulatory requirements currently applicable at a particular location.

[0017] For example, the user can save in the database that when the water technology system for producing dialysis water is started up, the parameters required for starting this operating mode are the temperature of the produced water and its chlorine content. Furthermore, the user can save in the database that when the water technology system for producing pure water is started up, the parameters required for starting this operating mode are the hardness of the produced water and its chlorine content.

[0018] This example is not to be understood as limiting, but merely to illustrate that the parameters required for activation and stored in the database can be set by the user.

[0019] Alternatively or additionally, it can be provided that, after an input from the user that the operation of a water installation for producing dialysis water is to be started, the device autonomously uses the currently applicable regulations at the location of the water installation and autonomously extracts the parameters required for the start-up from these regulations.

[0020] For example, due to the legal regulations in force in country X at time X it may be stipulated that when the water technology installation for producing dialysis water is started up, the parameters required for starting this operating mode are the temperature of the produced water and its chlorine content. Therefore, in the example described, the device detects or extracts the parameters required for starting up, namely the temperature and the chlorine content.

[0021] However, in country Y at the same time point X, it can be stipulated that when the water technology installation for producing dialysis water is started up, the parameters required for starting up the operating mode are the hardness of the produced water and its chlorine content. Therefore, in the example described, the device detects or extracts the parameters required for starting up, namely the hardness and the chlorine content.

[0022] This example is not to be understood as restrictive but is merely intended to illustrate how parameters required for activation can be detected.

[0023] In principle, only one parameter may be required for activation, but a plurality of parameters may also be required for activation.

[0024] For each parameter required for activation, the device according to the invention preferably determines the most recent measured value, for example the most recent measured value of the water temperature or the water hardness.

[0025] By automatically determining the latest available measured value for each detected parameter by the device, for example using a database, it is preferably possible to avoid the need for the user to manually read measured values ​​at different locations, usually at a distance of several steps, and manually input them into the device.

[0026] Preferably, available measurements are acquired in real time or near real time, thereby always reflecting the current status of the facility.

[0027] The device is connected directly and / or indirectly and wirelessly and / or by wire to the installation and / or to a database in which the measured values ​​are stored.

[0028] Preferably, each measured value determined for each parameter required for commissioning is compared with an expected value.

[0029] The facility whose operating mode is activated by means of the device or method of the present invention preferably includes at least one of the following components, but may also include multiple or all of them: a water pretreatment device having at least one physical filter, a softener and an activated carbon filter; a reverse osmosis facility; sensors and monitoring devices; one or more gateways for transmitting data of one of the above components to a server or a cloud, alternatively, the reverse osmosis facility, the water pretreatment device and / or the sensor device itself can be used for data communication via a network or have an integrated gateway, a ring pipeline for transporting water, to which a medical device, in particular a dialysis machine, can be connected.

[0030] The respective desired value and / or a tolerance range around the desired value can be set by the user, result from technical specifications of the installation or its components and / or result from legal or regulatory specifications or medical specifications, for example of a treating physician.

[0031] As an alternative to or in addition to the desired value, a desired range can also be present.

[0032] Preferably, the corresponding measured value is displayed to the user together with an indication of the result of the comparison of the measured value with the expected value, for example "the value has increased" or "the value has increased, but is still within the tolerance range".

[0033] The indication of the comparison result can also take the form that measurement values ​​below the threshold are displayed in a font size reduced relative to the standard size, while measurement values ​​above the threshold are displayed in a font size increased relative to the standard size.

[0034] The criticality of the deviation of the measured value from the expected value and / or the tolerance range around the expected value can be indicated, for example, as a color code, as a numerical scale or also by adjusting the size of the measured value (the larger the deviation, the larger the measured value is displayed). The criticality indication can include the display of symbols, such as flags or stars, etc., near specific measured values.

[0035] For example, a color code can be set depending on the type of traffic light, wherein measured values ​​corresponding to expected values ​​or expected ranges are marked in green or not marked at all, measured values ​​falling within the tolerance range are marked, for example, by a yellow symbol or flag, and measured values ​​falling outside the tolerance range are marked, for example, by a red symbol, i.e., a flag.

[0036] However, the above description is only exemplary, and the critical indication can adopt any design as long as the degree to which the measured value deviates from the expected value is indicated.

[0037] Preferably, the output is designed in the form of an overview of the parameters and / or the associated measured values ​​that need to be detected for activation, so that the user can detect all parameters and / or the associated measured values ​​and indications of their criticality at a glance and can activate the operating mode to be activated or reject the activation, preferably with just one click.

[0038] In addition, it can be provided that parameters and / or measured values ​​which are not absolutely necessary for activation are also displayed to the user. For example, the device according to the invention can be configured so that the user can select by means of an input which parameters and / or measured values ​​should be displayed in the overview in addition to the parameters detected as necessary for activation.

[0039] Preferably, the output or overview contains a combined indication of the status of the installation or the device established by the device, for example in that a color code is provided in the overview according to the type of signal light, by means of which the status of the entire installation is evaluated as being in compliance with regulations (green), slightly deviating from the desired state or within the tolerance range (yellow) or strongly deviating (red). In this way, the user preferably already receives a summary of the entire status of the installation at a glance. For example, if the status of the entire installation is directly evaluated as green, the user preferably does not have to look at the individual measured values, but can directly start the operating mode.

[0040] According to one embodiment, the device is also designed to automatically archive activation by the user or refusal of activation, preferably including a timestamp, name, location and / or authorization of the user, detected parameters, determined measured values, the operating mode to be activated and indications of the criticality of individual deviations and / or a combined indication of the state of the installation created by the device. Preferably, the archiving takes place in a digital logbook taking into account the currently applicable local legal and regulatory requirements, to which the device preferably autonomously adapts the archiving.

[0041] According to one embodiment, the control unit is programmed to automatically detect multiple (or a certain number, since in principle only one parameter may be required for activation) parameters required (or also critical and / or important) for the operating mode to be activated based on input regarding the operating mode to be activated, preferably using information about the type of facility or components of the facility, the current or planned operating mode, the current or planned maintenance mode and / or the location and / or the regulatory provisions currently applicable at the location.

[0042] For example, the mode "providing dialysis water" can be selected as the operating mode to be activated. The device then preferably autonomously determines the components of a plant, such as a reverse osmosis plant, required for this purpose and checks parameters important for the function of these components, such as the pressure in a specific line. Alternatively, the parameters required for activating the operating mode can also be preset by the user or other authorized personnel.

[0043] According to one embodiment, the control unit is programmed to, in the event of a user's rejection of activation of an operating mode, automatically determine at least one responsible contact person from a database for at least one but in principle also for each measured value identified as deviating from the associated expected value and / or tolerance range, and preferably to establish a notification to one or more contacts, which enables the contact person to activate the operating mode to be activated or to reject the activation with reference to the corresponding measured value.

[0044] (Multiple) notifications will be sent only after the user agrees to send them. Preferably, at least the measured values ​​that are identified as deviating from the associated expected values ​​and / or tolerance ranges are stated in the notification.

[0045] In other words, according to one embodiment, a two-stage or multi-stage opening process is provided.

[0046] Preferably, the device automatically determines the corresponding contact.

[0047] If, for example, a deviating pressure value is detected in a water line, the responsible contact person can be a service technician. If, for example, a temperature deviation of the supplied water is detected, the responsible contact person can be a treating doctor. Preferably, the contact persons and their association with specific measured values ​​and / or parameters are stored in a database.

[0048] The responsible contact person can also be changed depending on the criticality or size of the deviation, so that, for example, even if the deviation is small, the initiation of treatment must be initiated by the assistant physician, but in the case of larger deviations, the initiation must be carried out by the attending physician.

[0049] Furthermore, it can be proposed that the device according to the invention detects the authorization and / or location of the user (e.g., maintenance technician, doctor, etc.), and subsequently determines for which parameters the user has activation authority and / or for which parameters activation needs to be performed via a contact, in other words, a two-stage activation process.

[0050] For example, if the device detects that the parameters required for the activation process are the water temperature and the chlorine content of the water, and further detects that the user is a service technician, then the device can, for example, allow the user to only activate the device despite the presence of a deviating measured value for the chlorine content (because it is assumed that the service technician is able to determine the correct working mode of the dechlorination device). However, when the activation is performed in the presence of a deviating measured value for the water temperature, it is still necessary to notify a contact person (e.g. a doctor) because it is assumed that the doctor is better able to determine whether the deviating water temperature is dangerous for the patient.

[0051] In other words, the device according to the invention can be designed to detect the authorization and / or location of the user and / or contact and to restrict the activation permissions of the user and / or contact to the parameters and / or measured values ​​corresponding to the authorization and / or location. Which parameters and / or measured values ​​correspond to which authorization and / or location is preferably stored in a database.

[0052] Contacts can be notified wirelessly or wired, and the corresponding contacts can be reached via email, messenger service, push message, SMS, social media, or otherwise.

[0053] According to one embodiment, the control unit is programmed to determine the responsible contact from the database and preferably to establish a notification to the contact only if the user refuses to activate the operating mode, only if the deviation of the measured value from the expected value exceeds a critical specific threshold value and / or the measured value is outside a tolerance range around the expected value and / or when the measured value belongs to a parameter that needs to be detected for activating the operating mode to be activated.

[0054] This offers the advantage that in the case of slight deviations which are assessed by the device as not critical, the two-stage opening process is not initiated. This reduces the burden on the contact person and further increases the user-friendliness of the opening process. For example, for the parameter temperature, a doctor who is saved as a contact person is not notified at every slight deviation of the temperature (e.g. 37.1° C. instead of 37° C.), but only when the deviation exceeds a certain slight degree and the measured value is outside the tolerance range (e.g. 37.5° C., where the expected value is 37° C. and the tolerance range is + / -0.4° C.).

[0055] For example, provision can also be made for the contact person to be notified only if the result of the comparison of the measured value with the expected value is classified in the “red” category, if the criticality of the comparison result is displayed, for example in the manner of a traffic light.

[0056] For example, if a user refuses to start the operation of the water technology installation for providing dialysis water because for one parameter, such as the water temperature, a deviation of the measured value from the expected value classified in the "red" category was detected, and for another parameter, such as the water hardness, a deviation of the measured value from the expected value classified in the "yellow" category was detected, then it can be proposed that the device does not determine a contact person and establish a notification for both of the parameters, namely the water temperature and the water hardness, but only establishes a notification for the contact person with regard to the water temperature, because a deviation classified in the "red" category is only present in this parameter.

[0057] It can be provided that the user can make a selection contrary to this presetting of the device, so that the contact person should nevertheless be informed about the water hardness.

[0058] If the contact is responsible for multiple parameters, the device can be designed to combine notifications about multiple parameters into a common overview and to sort or classify the notifications preferably according to urgency, for example according to the criticality of the associated comparison result (for example deviations classified as "red" are communicated first or arrive at the beginning of the list).

[0059] According to one specific embodiment, the control unit is programmed to automatically create content, in particular text content, for at least one, a plurality of or each notification to the respective responsible contact person.

[0060] According to one embodiment, the control unit is programmed to automatically insert the feasibility of reviewing the detection of deviating measured values ​​and / or the criticality of deviating measured values ​​and / or the associated status reports of the facility or its components via electronic remote access, preferably in the form of a link, into at least one, multiple or each notification to the corresponding responsible contact person.

[0061] Alternatively or additionally, deviating measured values ​​and / or deviating criticality indicators and / or associated status reports of the installation or components can be contained in the notification.

[0062] This offers the contact person the possibility of directly recording an image of the state of the installation and of the deviating measured values ​​himself, without requiring consultation with the user.

[0063] Preferably, the link is a deep link, i.e. preferably an address for access via a digital data connection which directly leads to a deviating measured value and / or an indication of a deviating criticality and / or an associated status report of the facility or component. For example, access permissions or authorizations and / or the identity of a user or contact person can also be encoded in the link.

[0064] According to one embodiment, the control unit is programmed to activate or start the operating mode directly after approval of one or more deviating measured values ​​by the respectively responsible contact person, without requiring reactivation by the user, if activation of the operating mode is rejected by the user.

[0065] This embodiment also provides a possibility to speed up the activation process, since no negotiation between the contact person and the user and subsequent activation by the user is required.

[0066] According to one specific embodiment, the control unit is programmed to provide a notification in the form of an overview of deviating measured values ​​if the contact person is responsible for multiple parameters or measured values, which enables the contact person to centrally activate the operating mode to be activated or to reject activation with regard to multiple deviating measured values.

[0067] This preferably achieves that the contact person can detect the relevant measured values ​​and / or parameters at a glance and can centrally activate the operating mode or reject activation, preferably with just one click.

[0068] For example, the maintenance technician obtains the following overview: the pressure in a specific line is 3.8 bar instead of the expected value of 4 bar, and the flow rate in other lines is 898 liters instead of 890 liters.

[0069] In this case, the overview contains, for example, values ​​that the service technician can mark or mark as not of concern, preferably by means of a button. The service technician can then activate the operating mode or reject activation by clicking the corresponding button once, without having to activate or reject activation individually for each measured value or parameter. The marking or marking of individual values ​​as not of concern is optional.

[0070] According to one embodiment, the control unit is programmed to automatically determine the latest available measured values ​​from the database for a plurality of parameters detected as critical and / or to carry out the entire activation process immediately before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated.

[0071] This reflects the particularities of the medical industry in the field of medical technology or water technology, where there is a need for the water produced or used to always and immediately meet the highest requirements. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the function of the installation or its components and its operation repeatedly with high frequency and as quickly as possible.

[0072] Preferably, the device according to the invention is designed to determine the latest available measured values ​​and / or carry out the entire activation process in a time period between 1 minute and 30 minutes, preferably between 1 minute and 20 minutes, in particular between 5 minutes and 20 minutes before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated.

[0073] The device according to the invention can be, for example, a laptop, a computer, a tablet or another electronic device, which is used, for example, in a control room or a control center of a hospital.

[0074] Examples of parameters detected are conductivity, chlorine content, flow rate, flow velocity, total volume, water hardness, temperature, pressure, membrane permeability, age of components such as filter cartridges, maintenance status, such as thermal disinfection overdue, of the produced water. However, the enumeration is only exemplary and other parameters can be considered alternatively or additionally.

[0075] Another aspect of the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for interactively starting an operating mode of a facility, in particular a water technology facility, or at least one component of the facility, wherein the method is preferably performed with the aid of the device according to the invention and comprises the following steps:

[0076] - automatically determining the latest available measured values ​​from the database in each case for a plurality of parameters detected as required for activation of the operating mode to be activated based on the input by means of the user interface,

[0077] - comparing the determined measured value with an expected value and / or a tolerance range around the expected value, respectively, and

[0078] - outputting an indication of the comparison result and the criticality of the comparison result by means of a user interface for each measured value determined, preferably directly adjacent to the measured value, wherein the output by means of the user interface takes the form of an overview of the parameters detected as critical, which overview enables the user to centrally activate the operating mode to be activated or to refuse activation with respect to multiple parameters detected as critical.

[0079] The above description with respect to the device according to the invention also applies to the method according to the invention, even if not all features are explicitly repeated in order to avoid redundancy.

[0080] According to one embodiment, multiple parameters that are critical to the operating mode to be activated are automatically detected based on input regarding the operating mode to be activated, preferably using information about the type of facility or its components, the current or planned operating mode, the current or planned maintenance mode and / or the location and / or the regulatory provisions currently applicable at the location.

[0081] According to one embodiment, in the event that the user refuses to activate the operating mode, for each measured value that has been identified as deviating from the corresponding expected value and / or expected range and / or tolerance range, at least one responsible contact is automatically determined from the database by means of the control unit, and preferably a notification is established to the contact, which enables the contact to activate the operating mode to be activated or refuse to activate it with reference to the corresponding measured value.

[0082] Preferably, in this case the notification contains the possibility for digital remote access, for example in the form of a link or a deep link. A deep link is preferably an address for remote access via a digital data connection, which preferably directly leads to an activation request or activation.

[0083] For example, a button can be provided in the notification, which the contact can click. When the button is actuated, a link is opened, which enables the contact to act on the device via remote access and activate it. In this case, the contact preferably does not have to log in or confirm his identity separately, because the contact's identity, location, role, authorization and / or activation permission are preferably encoded in the deep link.

[0084] Deep links can lead from the level of interaction with a contact to a deeper instance of a web-based application.

[0085] Different contacts can have different activation permissions, which are preferably stored in a database accessed by the device. The activation permissions can be associated with the role or location of the contact (doctor, service technician, etc.).

[0086] It can be provided that a plurality of contacts are notified, but only one of the contacts has permission for activation, and the other contacts are notified only for information. Thus, for example, it can be provided that only a doctor can give activation, but a service technician can also be notified in order to issue information about possibly deviating measured values ​​and optionally carry out corresponding work at the facility.

[0087] According to one embodiment, if the user refuses to activate the operating mode, the responsible contact person is determined from the database and a notification is preferably established to the contact person only if the measured value is outside the tolerance range around the expected value and / or only if the measured value belongs to a parameter that needs to be detected for activating the operating mode to be activated and / or the deviation of the measured value from the expected value exceeds a critical determined threshold.

[0088] It can be provided that for at least one, a plurality of or each notification or for a certain number of notifications to the respective responsible contact person, a content, in particular a text content, is automatically created.

[0089] Furthermore, by means of electronic remote access, the possibility of reviewing deviating measured values ​​and / or associated status reports of the installation or its components can be automatically inserted, preferably in the form of a link, into each notification or a certain number of notifications to the respectively responsible contact person.

[0090] If the user refuses to activate the operating mode, the operating mode can be activated or started directly after one or more deviating measured values ​​have been approved by the respectively responsible contact person, without reactivation by the user. Alternatively, (re)activation by the user may also be required.

[0091] If a contact person is responsible for multiple parameters or measured values, the notification of the contact person can take the form of an overview of the deviating measured values, which enables the contact person to activate the operating mode to be activated or to reject activation in a centralized manner with respect to multiple deviating measured values, preferably with just one operation, such as a single click.

[0092] According to one embodiment, immediately before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated, the latest available measured values ​​for the parameters detected as critical are respectively automatically determined from the database and / or the entire activation process is carried out immediately before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated.

[0093] For example, measured values ​​can be determined in a time period between 1 minute and 30 minutes, preferably between 1 minute and 20 minutes, in particular between 5 minutes and 20 minutes before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated and / or the entire activation process can be carried out in this time range.

[0094] Preferably, the method according to the invention includes a step of automatic or autonomous archiving. For example, it can be provided that the activation or rejection of the activation by the user is automatically archived, preferably including the timestamp, name, location and / or authorization of the user, the detected parameters, the determined measured values, the operating mode to be activated and the indication of the criticality of the respective deviations and / or the comprehensive indication of the state of the installation created by the device. Preferably, the archiving is carried out in a digital logbook taking into account the currently applicable local legal and regulatory requirements, and the device preferably autonomously adapts the archiving to the currently applicable local legal and regulatory requirements.

[0095] Another aspect of the invention relates to a data carrier containing machine-readable instructions which enable a device to perform a method according to the invention. In addition, such a data carrier can also be used to retrofit existing devices in order to retrofit them for the purposes of the invention. For the purposes of the present application, the data carrier preferably also includes data storage space in the cloud. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0096] Other features, effects and advantages of the present application are derived from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it is shown:

[0097] Figure 1 An exemplary view showing a comprehensive indication of the status of a facility prior to commissioning;

[0098] Figure 2 An exemplary view showing an overview of the detected parameters and their measured values ​​and a button for enabling or rejecting enabling;

[0099] Figure 3 An exemplary view showing a comprehensive indication of the status of a facility after commissioning;

[0100] Figure 4 An exemplary view shows an overview displayed to a user, with the aid of which detected deviations can be communicated to a contact person for further activation;

[0101] Figure 5 An exemplary view shows an overview displayed to a contact, with the aid of which the contact can annotate detected deviations and make or reject the activation;

[0102] Figure 6 shows an exemplary view of an archive from which the determination of the respectively most recent measured values ​​is produced;

[0103] Figure 7 showing an exemplary view reflecting an archive of measurements detected during the course of a day; and

[0104] Figure 8An exemplary view of an archive of measured values ​​reflecting detections over 17 days is shown, wherein two errors were detected on day 12, indicating their criticality. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0105] like Figure 1 As shown by way of example in , according to one embodiment, a summary of the status of a facility with components A to C is displayed to a user by means of the device according to the invention. In the example, the operating status of the facility for producing dialysis water, in particular the operating status of components B and C, has not yet been activated, so activation is pending and the displayed signal light is red. The sample status is as planned, for example, no samples are missed, so the associated signal light is green.

[0106] Figure 2 An exemplary view showing an overview of the detected parameters and their measured values ​​and a button for enabling or rejecting enabling is shown. For example, such a view is displayed to a user of the device.

[0107] For the opening at 9:00, the latest measured values ​​of the parameters (in the example, conductivity, temperature, membrane pressure, etc.) are determined. For example, the latest measured value of conductivity is a measured value of 1.8 μS / cm obtained at around 9:00. The latest measured value of total chlorine content is a measured value of 0 mg / L obtained at 08:15.

[0108] In the example described, no deviations or faults are detected. By means of the buttons "Turn on" and "Reject", the user can turn on the operating mode or reject the turn-on with just one click. Once turned on, the facility starts producing dialysis water.

[0109] Provision can be made that activation is only possible when measured values ​​have been determined for all parameters marked as critical or particularly important.

[0110] exist Figure 2 In the view of FIG. 1 , particularly important or critical parameters, in the example the conductivity, are highlighted by displaying them with an increased line width (bold). The user's gaze is thus directed directly to the important parameter values.

[0111] Figure 3 An exemplary view showing a comprehensive indication of the status of the facility after startup is shown. In the example, the facility for producing dialysis water, in particular the operating state of components B and C, has already been started, so that startup has taken place and the displayed signal light is green. In addition, the sampling status is as planned, for example, no sampling has been missed, so that the associated signal light is green.

[0112] Figure 4 Describes situations in which a deviation of a measurement from an expected value has been detected and a contact person should be notified. Figure 4An exemplary view of an overview displayed to a user, with the aid of which the user can transmit detected deviations to a contact person for further activation, is shown.

[0113] Since not all measured values ​​are within the expected range, the user switches on the "Reject" button. In this case, the device automatically generates a summary of the deviations for the contact. The user can transmit additional information to the contact using the comment field. In the example described, the measured value of the conductivity is too high.

[0114] Figure 5 An exemplary view of an overview displayed to a contact person, with the aid of which the contact person can comment on the detected deviation and make or reject the activation. In the example described, the contact person is, for example, a service technician. For example, the service technician corrects the problem after notification and the conductivity is again within the expected range. After the problem has been corrected, the service technician can Figure 5 As shown, for example, a link in the notification that can lead to a permission mask and / or a measured value is used to input that the problem has been corrected and the operating mode is enabled. In the example described, the service technician uses the annotation function to input that the problem has been corrected. The service technician then sends the feedback and preferably thereby enables the operating mode or interrupts the process.

[0115] Figure 6 An exemplary view of an archive is shown, from which the determination of the respectively most recent or temporally closest measured value is produced. For example, a measurement at around 10 o'clock is associated with a pressure value of 4 bar acquired at 10:18:30.

[0116] Preferably, the device has an automatic association device, for example in the form of a closest match algorithm, which associates the measured values ​​that are closest in time with a detection period or detection point that is fixed in time. The measured values ​​can in this case be located in time before or after the detection period or detection time point that is determined in time.

[0117] For example, during the automatic archiving process, the device generates an activation report autonomously. Figure 6 As shown in , it contains measured values ​​associated with different detection time points, corresponding parameters such as pressure, water consumption, total chlorine content, etc., the name and location of the user and one or more contacts, and an indication of whether activation has been given.

[0118] Figure 7 An exemplary view of an archive is shown, which reflects the detected measured values ​​for the detection time points 9:00 and 12:00. In addition, an indication is given in the view that no faults have been detected.

[0119] Evaluation and / or archiving at longer time intervals is also possible. Figure 8 For example, a view of an archive is shown which reflects measured values ​​detected over a period of 17 days, wherein two errors were detected on day 12, indicating their criticality. Therefore, the conductivity values ​​in column 2 of day 12 are highlighted with a yellow flag and the temperature values ​​in column 4 of day 12 are highlighted with a red flag. Furthermore, an indication is given in the view that a fault has been detected.

[0120] exist Figure 8 In the view in FIG. 1 , the curve of the conductivity measured value is shown as a diagram. The limit values ​​are also plotted in the diagram, when the limit values ​​are exceeded, the measured value is indicated by a yellow flag. In this way, the observer can get an overview of the magnitude of the exceeding of the limit values ​​at a glance.

[0121] Furthermore, those skilled in the art understand that when an element is described in the singular with the article “a” or “an”, this should not be understood as “exactly one” but should be understood to mean “at least one” and the present disclosure is not limited to exactly one of the elements.

[0122] Furthermore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that when a particular element or feature of the invention is disclosed in a particular combination or conjunction with a particular embodiment, it is also possible to claim said element or feature of the invention alone or in other combinations or conjunctions with other embodiments.

[0123] All features disclosed in conjunction with the method according to the invention may also relate to the device according to the invention, and vice versa, even if not all of these features or combinations thereof are explicitly disclosed for the sake of brevity.

Claims

1. A device for interactively starting an operating mode of a facility, in particular a water technology facility, or an operating mode of at least one of its components, wherein the device comprises a user interface and a control unit, the control unit being programmed to: At least with regard to a plurality of parameters detected as being necessary for enabling the operating mode, the most recently available measured values ​​are respectively automatically read out from a database or loaded into a memory, the determined measured values ​​are respectively compared with expected values ​​and / or tolerance ranges around the expected values, and an indication of the comparison result and / or the criticality of the comparison result is output by means of the user interface for each determined measured value, preferably directly adjacent to the measured value, wherein The output by means of the user interface is carried out in the form of an overview of the measured values ​​of the parameters detected as required, which enables the user to centrally activate the operating mode to be activated or reject the activation with respect to the determined measured values ​​of the parameters required for activating the operating mode.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is programmed to automatically detect a plurality of parameters required for activating the operating mode based on input regarding the operating mode to be activated and / or regarding the type of the facility or at least one of its components, wherein preferably information about the type of the facility or its components, the current or planned operating mode, the current or planned maintenance mode and / or the location and / or the regulatory provisions currently applicable at the location is used.

3. A device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit is programmed to, in the event that the user refuses to activate the operating mode, automatically determine at least one responsible contact from a database for each measured value that is identified as deviating from the corresponding expected value, and preferably to establish an electronic notification to the contact and send it to the contact when the user confirms the sending, wherein the notification enables the contact to activate the operating mode to be activated or refuse the activation by means of electronic remote access to the device with reference to the corresponding measured value.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit is programmed to, in the event of a refusal by the user to activate the operating mode, determine at least one responsible contact from a database and, preferably, to establish a notification to the at least one contact for a measured value only if the measured value is outside a tolerance range around the expected value and / or only if the measured value belongs to a parameter that needs to be detected for activating the operating mode to be activated. 5 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit is programmed to automatically create content, in particular text content, for at least one notification to at least one responsible contact.

6. An apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5 above, wherein the control unit is programmed to automatically insert the feasibility of reviewing deviating measured values ​​and / or the associated status reports of the facility or its components, preferably in the form of a link, into at least one notification to at least one responsible contact person.

7. An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit is programmed to directly activate or start the operating mode, without the need for reactivation by the user, after one or more deviating measured values ​​have been approved by the respectively responsible contact person, if the user refuses to activate the operating mode.

8. An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit is programmed to, when one contact is responsible for multiple parameters or measured values, provide a notification in the form of an overview of the deviating measured values, the overview enabling the contact to centrally activate the operating mode to be activated or reject the activation with respect to multiple deviating measured values.

9. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit is programmed to automatically determine the latest available measured values ​​from a database for a plurality of parameters detected as required for the activation immediately before the planned activation of the operating mode to be activated, and / or to implement the entire activation process immediately before the planned activation of the operating mode to be activated.

10. A computer-implemented method for interactively starting an operating mode of a facility, in particular a water technology facility, or at least one component of the facility, wherein the method is preferably performed with the aid of a device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the method comprising the following steps: - automatically determining the respectively most recently available measured values ​​from a database for a plurality of parameters detected as being required for the operating mode to be activated by means of the control unit, - comparing each determined measured value with a desired value and / or a tolerance range around the desired value, respectively, by means of the control unit, and - outputting an indication of the comparison result and / or the criticality of the comparison result for each measured value determined, preferably directly adjacent to the measured value, by means of a user interface, wherein The output by means of the user interface takes the form of an overview of the determined measured values ​​of the parameters detected as required for activation, which enables the user to collectively activate the operating mode to be activated or to reject activation with regard to the detected plurality of parameters.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein based on input regarding the operating mode to be activated and / or regarding the type of the facility or at least one of its components, at least one parameter required for activating the operating mode is automatically detected by means of the control unit, wherein preferably, information about the type of the facility or its components, the current or planned operating mode, the current or planned maintenance mode and / or the location and / or the regulatory provisions currently applicable at the location is used.

12. A method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, in the event that the user refuses to activate the operating mode, for each measured value that is identified as deviating from the corresponding expected value and / or being outside the tolerance range, at least one responsible contact person is automatically determined from the database by means of the control unit, and preferably, an electronic notification to the contact person is established and sent to the contact person when the user confirms the sending, wherein the notification enables the contact person to activate the operating mode to be activated or refuse the activation with reference to the corresponding measured value by means of electronic remote access to the device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, in the case of the user's refusal to activate the operating mode, at least one responsible contact is determined from the database and, preferably, a notification is established to the contact only when the measured value is outside a tolerance range around the expected value or the permitted range and / or only when the measured value belongs to a parameter that needs to be detected for activating the operating mode to be activated. 14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein for each notification to the respectively responsible contact person, a content, in particular a text content, is automatically created, which preferably includes at least one measured value.

15. A method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the feasibility of reviewing deviating measured values ​​and / or the associated status reports of the facility or its components is preferably automatically inserted in the form of a link into at least one notification to at least one responsible contact person.

16. A method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein, in the event that the user refuses to activate the operating mode, the operating mode is directly activated or started by means of electronic remote access to the device after one or more deviating measurement values ​​have been approved by the respectively responsible contact person, without the need for reactivation by the user.

17. A method according to any of the above claims, wherein, when a contact is responsible for multiple parameters or measured values, the notification is made in the form of an overview of the deviating measured values, which enables the contact to centrally activate the operating mode to be activated or reject the activation with respect to the multiple parameters or measured values.

18. A method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein, immediately before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated, the latest available measured values ​​are automatically determined from a database for a plurality of parameters detected as required for the activation and / or the entire activation process is carried out immediately before the planned start of the operating mode to be activated.

19. A data carrier comprising machine-readable instructions enabling a device to perform a method according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

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